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Turku business region

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INTERNATIONALITY <ul><li>Turku has always been an international city and a gateway to European cultural influences towards the whole Finland </li></ul><ul><li>Turku has the second largest immigrant population of all the Finnish cities, and the amount of its foreign residents is increasing constantly </li></ul><ul><li>Except for Helsinki, Turku is the Finnish town attracting most foreign tourists per year </li></ul>

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TURKU IS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTRE <ul><li>3 universities </li></ul><ul><li>The biggest polytechnics in Finland </li></ul><ul><li>Over 35 000 students incl. about 2500 foreign students </li></ul><ul><li>400 professors, 200 new doctors annually </li></ul><ul><li>About 10% of comprehensive school students are non-Finnish speakers </li></ul><ul><li>International school in Turku, education in English </li></ul><ul><li>-> Qualified labour is available </li></ul>

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LOW COST AND HIGH QUALITY OF LIVING <ul><li>The cost of rents and housing is reasonable compared to other growth centers </li></ul><ul><li>Good standard of housing, short distances, pure and safe environment, good level of services, variety of leisure activities, archipelago etc. </li></ul>

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BUSINESS CLUSTERS 1/3 <ul><li>Bio technology cluster </li></ul><ul><li>BioTurku is the leading biotechnology centre in Finland and is widely recognised as a national leader. The BioTurku cluster has about 2,400 jobs and more than 100 related companies. Its combined turnover is about EUR 430 million. </li></ul><ul><li>Applied ICT cluster </li></ul><ul><li>The ICT cluster in the Turku region has more than 7,000 jobs and about 1,200 related companies. Its combined turnover is about EUR 800 million. </li></ul>

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BUSINESS CLUSTERS 2/3 <ul><li>Maritime cluster </li></ul><ul><li>The marine industry in the Turku region has nearly 8,000 jobs and about 500 related companies. The combined turnover for the whole cluster is about EUR 1.9 billion. The marine industry is the industrial backbone of Turku and all of Southwest Finland. </li></ul><ul><li>Logistics cluster </li></ul><ul><li>The logistics cluster in the Turku region has about 9,500 jobs linked to logistics service provision and 2,150 related companies. The combined turnover for the whole cluster is about EUR 1.3 billion. </li></ul>

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BUSINESS CLUSTERS 3/3 <ul><li>Tourism cluster </li></ul><ul><li>The tourism cluster in Turku has nearly 8,000 jobs and 800 related companies. The combined turnover for the whole cluster is about EUR 290 billion. </li></ul><ul><li>Creative knowledge-intensive cluster </li></ul><ul><li>The creative knowledge-intensive services cluster has around 9,500 jobs and 2,000 related companies. The combined turnover for the entire cluster is about EUR 900 million. Turku will be the European Capital of Culture in 2011. </li></ul>

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TURKU REGION DEVELOPMENT CENTRE <ul><li>A regional business development agency owned by the municipalities </li></ul><ul><li>Services for both municipalities and companies </li></ul><ul><li>Marketing of the region </li></ul><ul><li>Developing the business sectors </li></ul><ul><li>Location services </li></ul><ul><li>Promoting entrepreneurship </li></ul><ul><li>Forum for regional co-operation and development </li></ul><ul><li>Employs 25 people </li></ul>